Improvement in addressing attachments for printing-presses



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2 SheetsSheet 2 H. SLOSSON. ADDRESSING ATTACHMENT FOR PRINTING PRESSES.No.176,248. Patented, Apri118,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SLOSSON, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, JOHN SMITH, ANDJOHN G. DECKER, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT I N A DDRESSI NG ATTACHMENTS FOR PRlNTlNG-PRESSES.

I Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 176,248, dated April18, 1876; application file January 31, 1876.

To alt'whomit may concern: I

Be it known that I, HENRY SLossoN, of Youngstown, county of Mahoning,State of Ohio, have invented or discovered a new and sectional view ofthe same. Fig. 3, Sheet 2,

is a detached bottom or inverted view, showing the stencil-feed; andFig. 4, Sheet 1, is an enlarged view in perspective of the improvedframe employed to hold the"stencilinking pad. l

My improved apparatus for addressing news papers may be applied, by suchcllan-ges'as will come within the knowledge 'of the skilled mechanic, toany of the ordinary forms-0t cylinder printing-presses,and hence I haveshown it as applied to and in connection with but one of such forms. Myobject is primarily to address newspapers, periodicals, &c., at thesametime they are pri'nted,-by means of mechani-. cal attachments to theoperative parts of the press.- Q

In the drawing, A represents the frameot' the press; B, the bed," B, thecylinder B the feed-table; A, a bumper; b, the. form; 1) 11 a rack andsegmental gear, which carries the platen, and form forward toproduce theimpression, the reverse movement being effected by springs, or mothersuitable way. The nipper-rod a carries the usual-nippers a, and thesenippers are operated by the slotted arms a3, alternately engaging thepins a a, in the usual way. The spring a holds the nippers in either'oftheir. working positions, as ordinarily practiced in the art. The usualfeed-guidesc are attached to the transverse rod 0, and the latter isoperated with a short rotary motion by means of the usual cams c. Theother attachments for printing purposes, such as tapes, flies,inking-rollers, &c., are such as are common in such presses.

In my present improvement I employ a stencil-box, D, arranged a littleabove the feed-table, so as not to interfere with the pa- .per-feed, butso near that with each paper- The stencil-box D is supported by an arm,D

and the opposite end of the latter is attached to a transverse rod, 6,or other fixed.- part of the press or its frame, but in such'maunerthatbymeans of a slot, e, and set-screws 6 e or other equivalent means, thestencil-box D may be adjusted to or from the f'eedtablc, or to or fromthe nippers, which are to catch a stencil at the same time they catch asheet, and by the same motion. The rod 0 which carries the teed-guidesalso, by an arm, d attached thereto, and a forked feed-rod, (1 operatesa stencil-feed plate or pusher, d so that the latter, sliding back andforth in the box D shall at 4 each forward stroke come against thelowest stencil of the pile d, and, forcing or pushing it out through aslot, d feed it to the nippers at the same time a fresh sheet is fedforward, and so that the nippers shall catch the sheet and stencil atthe same time. This stencil-feed motion is adjustable by means of theset-screws i i and slot 6 or by equivalent means.

It will be observed that the same motion (efi'ected by the cams 0 whichraises the feedguides 0 out of the way after the sheet is in place alsogives the stencil-pusher d a forward stroke, so as to push a stencilintoplace to be caught by the nippers as thelatter come down to catch thesheet. After this isdone, the stencil feed or pusher 01 receives a backmotion by means of a spring, .9, which engages a toe, s, of the movingcam 0 though a counter-weight may be employed for the same purpose.

and onto the sheet, the address cut ill the sten cil,.I arrange in themargin of the form at the proper point an inking-pad, it, made ofindiarubber or roller-composition, or other suitable material. This padis inked by the inkingrollers, while inking the type of the form, andthe stencil being brought around thereon, and between it and the sheet,the proper address In order now to print, through thestenciL is printedon the margin of the sheet at the same time the sheet itself is printed;but. as this pad, especially if made of roller or other yieldingcomposition, is liable to be distorted in shape by lateral pressure inthe locking up of the form, I prefer to inclose it in a stifi, rigidframe or open-topped box, a, of any suitable construction but forpractical purposes I prefer ajointed frame, such as is shown in Fig. 4,the two parts in in being hinged at one corner, and fastened at thediagonally-opposite corner by a spring-catch, m or in other suitableequivalent manner.

After the sheet is printed and addressed, it is discharged in the usualway at the rear side of the cylinder. At the same time that the nippersrelease the sheet they also release the stencil. At this point I arrangea trough, g, which swings so close to the cylinder as to catch thestencil when released by the nippers and conduct it laterally out anddischarge it into a box, h, set there for the purpose. For eachpost-otfice I provide a separate box, and such box is to receive all thestencils of subscribers at that post-oflice.

The addressing-clerk, when the press is to be started, takes all thestencils out of any one post-office box, puts them in the stencil-box D,and puts the empty post-office box under the delivery end of the troughg. By the time the last stencil of that post-office is fed out, herefills the box D with the stencils of another oflice, and at the propertime changes the post-ofiice boxes h, so that each post-ofliee box shallalways receive only the stencils belonging thereto; and for conveniencein changing boxes, as also in folding and mailing, it is best that eachstencil should contain both the name and post-office address of eachsubscriber, as shown in Fig. 3, or other indication by which themailing-clerk may be guided in the performance of his duties. Thesepostoflice boxes are thus removable and interchangeable, and when theyare not wanted for use can be set away with their contents. Each box isalso to be labeled, as shown in Fig. 1.

The follower r in the stencil-b0x D, with its stem r handle 7*, andspring 1", may be employed or not, at pleasure, where the stencils arefed from the bottom of the series; but in some large cylinder-presses itwill be necessary to feed the stencil-plates from the top of the pile,instead of from the bottom, and in such cases a sprin follower,substantially such as is shown, should be arranged beneath the pile ofstencils, so as to bring the uppermost one into line with the feed-plateor pusher after each backward stroke of the latter.

I claim as my invention- 1. In combination with the feed-table andsheet-cylinder of a printing-press, a stencilbox for holding a series ofstencils, and a pusher for feeding the stencils successively out of thebox and to the machine, substantially as set forth. I

2. The combination of the pusher and nippers, with devices for operatingthe same, substantially as set forth, whereby the stencils are fed oneat a time to the nippers at the time the latter in their ordinaryoperation eugage the sheet.

3. An india-rubber or composition pad arranged in the marginal part ofthe form, in combination with a stencil-feed and stencil, for addressingthe sheet at. the same time it is printed, substantially asset forth.

4. In combination with a stencil-plate addressing attachmeut of aprinting-press, a trough, g, arranged to receive the stencil whenreleased by the nippers and discharge it, substantially as set forth.

5. In combination with the transverse rod 0 and intermediate connectionsfor giving the pusher 01 its forward motion, a spring, 8, or equivalentweight, for producing a reverse. motion, substantially as set forth.

6. The jointed frame m m, as a holder for the stencil-plate-inking pad,substantially as set forth.

7. A spring follower, r, in combination with stencil-box, pusher, andnippers, substantially as set forth.

8. In combination with the stencil-box D, the slotted arm D set-screwse, and transverse carrying-rod e, substantially as set forth.

9. The arm d adjustably arranged on the rod 0, and having an adjustableconnection with the rod d which operates the pusher, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY SLOSSON. Witnesses:

T. L. CARROLL, JOHN SMITH.

